And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom х chaakªmat (H2451) Shªlomoh (H8010)] the wisdom of Solomon. Under this word the Hebrews comprehended a very large circle of mental endowments and useful qualities-not only speculative, but practical, knowledge; and therefore the Queen of Sheba's admiration must be considered as directed to the whole economy of his government; the comprehensive plans he formed for engaging the industry of his subjects at home, and for introducing rivers of wealth into his kingdom through the channels of foreign commerce; the order that reigned in the vast establishments of the palace and the temple; his exquisite skill in the fine arts, the literary works he composed displaying a perfect familiarity with the entire range of the natural science of his age; and the penetrating insight he possessed into the principles of human nature: all these this Arabian princess had opportunities of witnessing during her sojourn at the court of Jerusalem.

And the house that he had built, х wªhabayit (H1004)], and the palace [kat' exocheen as distinguished from the temple, which is called bayit (H1004) Yahweh (H3068)].

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